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#KeepTheLifeline summer press release

‘Keep Universal Credit lifeline’ urges Citizens Advice  Benefits cut of £20-a-week set to hit 1 in 9 in Shropshire    Local charity warns of increased debt and hardship if ‘lifeline’ ends in October  Citizens Advice Shropshire is urging the government against a cut to Universal Credit that would impact 1 in 9 working-age people in Shropshire.  […]

A chance to make things fairer for some Universal Credit claimants in Shropshire

We’ve been calling on Shropshire Council to introduce consistency for Income Based Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants and Universal Credit claimants in their Council Tax Support Scheme exemptions. This will ensure that the most vulnerable people who are sick or disabled are protected from paying, regardless of which benefit (ESA vs Universal Credit) they […]